convert

verb

• 1 [with object] change the form, character, or function of something:modernization has converted the country from a primitive society to a near-industrial one
• [no object] be able to change from one form to another:the seating converts to a double or two single beds
• change (money, stocks, or units in which a quantity is expressed) into others of a different kind: the figures have been converted at $0.545 to the Dutch guilder
• adapt (a building) to make it suitable for a new purpose:the company converted a disused cinema to house twelve machinists (as adjective converted)a converted Victorian property
• Logic transpose the subject and predicate of (a proposition) according to certain rules to form a new proposition by inference.

• 2 [no object] change one’s religious faith or other belief:at sixteen he converted to Catholicism
• [with object] persuade (someone) to change their religious faith or other belief:he was converted in his later years to the socialist cause

• 3 [with object] score from (a penalty kick, pass, or other opportunity) in a sport or game: Faulkner gave away a penalty corner which was converted by Saeed Anjum
• Rugby score extra points after (a try) by a successful kick at goal: Stephens converted Proctor’s try with a massive kick from the left-hand touchline
• American Football advance the ball far enough after (a down) to get another try for a first down: we didn’t convert the third down
• American Football make an extra score after (a touchdown) by kicking a goal (one point) or running another play into the end zone (two points).

noun

• a person who has been persuaded to change their religious faith or other belief:he is a recent convert to the Church